The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-09
MACON, TENN.
ID WILLING TO DO BIER SHARE
IN BUILDING
The Proposed Railroad From MEN,
pbis 80 NashviIIe-The Route
1hat Ought to he Taken.
looaRrspoxpHSo. OF THH ArrrAL.l


MACON, TENN, January I've no.
tice in your iss1e OF the 9th instant
that on the 9th large and enthusi-
as.ic meeting OF the citizens Of Men,
phis was held In the Cotton Exchange
building in the interest of the pro.
posed railroad from Memphis to Nash
vile, at which meeting committee
was appointed to solicit subscriptions
for the road. 1t is not stated whether
or not the labois of that Commute
are to extsud beyond your city. But
il help ia to be s)licited along the line,
Macon is ready, as she always is, to do
the nice thing with the railroad, If
she can have part and parcel in it.
We will start out by saying that
Macon cannot aft RI to miss the rail-
road and the raj road cannot afford to
miss Macon for reasons hereinafter
enumerated. In the first place Macon
is very nearly the medal point be-
tween Wolf and Hatchie rivers, where
q road would be most likely to
monopolizs the trade between the two
rivers. A very slight DETECTION to the
south from direct line from Men,
pbis to Somerville will be necessary
to follow an elevated ridge-the back
bone, as it were, between the two
rivers-which leads from Somerville
by Macon all the way to Men,
phis, where there will be excep-
tionally little grading aud no
trestling or bridging on the
route scarcely. Besides this medal
line securing the GREATEST amount OF
trade to the road, 1t passes through
the most populous and the most
healthy parts of Fayette and Shelby
counties, where business men will
seek homes for their families along its
line; where they will suffer immunity
from malaria, 80 incident to the two
railroads north and south OF this line,
both OF which traverse almost unin.
tsrrupted bottoms. The old Memphis
and Knoxville company saw the ad-
vantsges this line afforded and sur
veyed their line along here. Macon
is the most solidly built inland town
in 200 miles of Memphis, as we have
five brick stores, three brick churches,
TWO large brick schoolhouses, a steam
saw and grist mill aud steam gin, and
many beautiful. and costly residences.
She is not only solid in brick and
mortar, but is solid financially. For,
while bankruptcies have swept almost
every business firm out OF existence
that existed at the close OF the war In,
dare say, every town in West Ten
nessee except Macon, she alone enjoys
the proud distinction Of never
having had a break among her
merchants, not only not since the
war, but not since about l849,
when one small firm succumbed. To
build line near Macon, neceesitatiDg
the laying of and building a new
town, would require a large part ol
tie capital 10 build stores, shops
churches, mills and residences that
otherwise would be put into immedi-
ate trade, which would promote the
business of the road.
The Knoxville Company were quick
to see the overwhelming advantages
offered by taking the above described
route, and surveyed the road by Ma
con. Besides liberal subscriptions, We
believe that the place would donate
large brick building for depot.
The late bad weather has blocked ~
cotton, and our cotton lots are now
blocked up with cotton. SPECTATOR.
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